Could Tasmania become a party pooper?The Beltana branch of Tasmania’s ALP has a radical plan to curb under-age drinking and violence: replace 18th and 21st bashes with community “rite of passage” celebrations and milestone certificates.
Underage drinking
New drinking guidelines are about informed decisions, not wowserism
Unsafe drinking doesn’t only harm the drinker — many other people also pay a price, writes Jon Currie.
France cracks down on underage drinking
A new advertising campaign will target binge drinking among the young in France, writes Charles Richardson.
Memo PM: the kids aren’t all drunk
When heavy drinking is endorsed as an important element of a good time, why is it surprising that kids are hitting the bottle so hard? wonders Kat Muscat.
